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How To Launch And Grow Your First News Podcast
November 20, 2018 • Digital News, Specialist Journalism • by Linda Vecvagare
Dávid Tvrdoň and his colleague Ondrej Podstupka while recording one of the eight podcasts SME produces. Photo: Matej Ohrablo
The well-known investigative journalism podcast Serial became the fastest podcast to reach 5 million downloads in iTunes history. And it is only one among many examples which show that all you need is a microphone, a host and an ambitious team to create effective and engaging journalism.
Through podcasting, journalists can tell their stories in an audience-engaging format and potentially reach a new world of listeners. At the same time, many newsrooms in Europe are just now starting to experiment with podcasts and there's a lot to learn about the ways to produce, promote, distribute and monetise them.
So where to start when it comes to using audio as a storytelling medium in your newsroom? And how can you establish and increase your audience? We asked someone who has done it with great success — Dávid Tvrdoň, podcast producer at SME.sk.
Previously you've written that your team "accidentally started a podcast revolution and hit one million downloads". Tell us — how did you make it happen?
We started by experimenting with a daily news podcast, trying to replicate the success of The Daily and Up First in the US. People loved it so we added more podcasts.
There is a catch though — almost no one knew what a podcast is or how you should listen to it. We saw these huge numbers of podcast listenership growing in the US tracked by Edison. But in Europe, especially Central and Eastern Europe, there was no one tracking it, because the listenership was almost non-existent. That is until now.
We went from zero to tens of thousands of podcast listeners in just a few months. Of course, we needed first to explain and show how to listen to podcasts. And most of all, we had to have a good reason for our audience to listen — the daily news podcast.
What are the main reasons newsrooms should consider doing podcasts?
As we at SME.sk see it, a podcast is another distribution platform for our journalism. People read and watch our journalism, but we were missing the sound. People commute to work more and more, also in small countries, and radio used to be the go-to medium source for this. But you don't tune in a radio station with your smartphone, you stream music on Spotify. And another great alternative is to listen to podcasts.
We went from zero to tens of thousands of podcast listeners in just a few months.
So, I would say the main reasons are the quick adoption, getting your journalism to young audiences and the fact that podcast listeners are a highly engaged audience. We see a 90% consumption rate on average. Of course, you cannot just take something and transform it into a podcast and expect it to work.
What are the secrets to create a successful podcast?
We started with conversations. Every podcast we do at the moment (except one) has two or three people talking about a topic, mainly our reporters, sometimes expert guests or even politicians. And, because almost no one from the newsroom has radio training, we sound like friends casually talking to each other.
This is accidental, we didn't really plan for it, but it's the feedback we constantly get from the audience. People like that we explain the news, go deeper and really take it slowly from the very beginning. Not just with the daily news podcast, but with all our podcasts, this is something we have deliberately decided and keep in mind.
What equipment and tools are necessary to create a news podcast?
Actually, the entry barrier is very low. You have to have a clear sound and that is about it. A very good go-to option is the Blue Yeti mic. You can cut audio with Audacity software, which is free, and you can buy unlimited hosting on Podbean, Libsyn or SoundCloud for around 100 euros per year.
We started recording our daily news podcasts in the corner of our video studio. As we built up and generated income by selling ads, we invested in a podcast studio, where six podcasts are being recorded weekly.
Deputy editor of SME.sk Tomáš Prokopčák and reporter Lucia Krbatová recording the daily news podcast. Photo: Jozef Jakubčo
What are other resources needed?
Well, once you have the mics and the place to record the podcast, you need the hosts, the journalists behind the mics. We were lucky, in that we had the buy-in from the newsroom management. The pitch was easy: let's do this experiment, see how it goes, and if it fails, we shut it down.
Because all that was needed were 15 to 20 minutes of a different reporter daily to chat about the article he or she was working on. They basically had to skip one cigarette break and we had a podcast. Also, we turned one of our cameramen into an audio editor and now he has become so excited about podcasting that he does it full time.
How can you establish and increase your podcast audience?
I wish I had a smart answer for this, but all we do is that we treat podcasts like our articles. There is an audio player embedded within the article and we label it audio. Of course, we made sure our podcasts are everywhere — Apple podcasts, Google podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn, Alexa…you name it.
As with any new format, we keep it regular. There are daily news podcasts. You can find the podcast article on the same spot on the homepage (still our biggest traffic driver), and we have weekly spots for weekly podcasts.
As podcasts are big among the tech-savvy, we have launched tech and science podcasts too. That's how you can get to such audiences — with something they like and later you can introduce them to your other podcasts.
The secret is, once you get a person hooked on one podcast, it is really easy to sell them on others. I always say podcasts are addictive, in the best way possible.
What should journalists keep in mind when using a podcast as a storytelling medium?
You have all the time you need — be specific, describe things the best you can, go into detail and don't speak too quickly. It doesn't matter if you tell a news story in 12, 22 or 30 minutes. Obviously, there are sweet spots, but overall, if a story needs more time, the listener doesn't mind.
In this regard, I like the 11 commandments of podcasting the BBC has published recently when commissioning podcasts for their Sound app. I like all of them, but in this case, number 4 tells it all: "Podcasts are built for the headphone generation, be respectful, warm and gentle inside their heads." Such a nice way of putting it, very British, and very true.
How do you convince the newsroom of the value that podcasts can add?
Good question. Let me tell you what we found out. When our reporters write good stories, they get many comments, mostly negative. But when we produce the story into a podcast as well, they get heartwarming emails. I'm not saying that constructive negative feedback is not valuable, of course, it is. We mess up, correct it, apologise and try harder.
Another reason for us was that we are gaining new audiences with podcasts and we started to ask people to support us with buying digital subscriptions for SME.sk. We get emails and mentions on Facebook that they bought a yearly recurring subscription because they like the shows. That really makes a difference, in the eyes of the newsroom management and also among our reporters.
You produce a product people love, are thankful for and even keep telling you how to make it better.
What are your observations regarding the engagement of the audience that consumes your podcasts?
As I said, the average consumption rate is mind-blowing. We never get 90% finish rate on articles or videos. Moreover, readers spend 35 minutes weekly on our website, while with podcasts, it's minimum twice as much — the most engaged listeners spend even 4 hours weekly.
We created a Facebook group, a podcast club when we started doing podcasts and the group has become a big help. People react, comment, give us feedback on specific episodes of the different shows we produce.
One thing is to have good analytics, but when you couple it with quality feedback from listeners, that is priceless.
What are your three main podcasting tips for journalists?
If your newsroom is not doing podcasts, pitch it like an experiment or an innovation project, find allies in terms of colleagues interested in doing a podcast with you and start slowly building your audience. I strongly believe in conversation as a go-to format for podcasting. And would invest a few euros into a half decent mic to have a basic clean sound.
How does the future look like for podcasts in journalism?
I feel very hopeful about the format. Of course, we need to keep in mind we are still at the "mainstream" beginning of podcasting and there are several countries and even continents where podcasts are not well known. So I see a lot of growth potential. And hopefully, once it will be one of the primary content formats for every newsroom. That would be a very nice future.
This article first appeared at European Journalism Centre and Medium. It is republished here with the permission of the author.
Opinions expressed on this website are those of the authors alone and do not necessarily reflect or represent the views, policies or positions of the EJO.
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Linda Vecvagare is a community editor at the European Journalism Centre. She can be found on Twitter under @izsaukumziime.
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South Dorset is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Richard Drax, a Conservative. The constituency was created as a consequence of the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, although the area covered has changed since then.

History

Formation
The constituency was created as a consequence of the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885. The Act reduced the number of MPs.in Dorset from 10 to 4 (see Redistribution of Seats Act 1885#Redistributed seats: England). It was initially proposed to name the new constituencies after existing boroughs (Shaftesbury, Dorchester, Poole and Bridport) but, following an amendment in the Commons on 14 April 1885, the names were changed to the points of the compass (North Dorset, South Dorset, East Dorset, West Dorset).

The South Dorset constituency was divided into 7 polling districts. Dorchester was chosen as the place where the nomination of candidates would take place and the result would be declared. The area covered was:

Broadwey polling district: Bincombe, Broadwey, Buckland Ripers, Preston and Sutton Poyntz, Upwey
Chesilton polling district: Portland
Dorchester polling district: Bockhampton-cum-Stinsford, Bradford Peverell and Muckleford, Charminster, Dorchester All Saints, Dorchester Holy Trinity, Dorchester St Peter, Fordington, Stratton and Grimstone, West Knighton, West Stafford, Whitcombe, Winterborne Came, Winterborne Herringstone, Winterborne Monkton, Winterborne St Martin
Melcombe Regis polling district: Chickerell, Fleet, Melcombe Regis, Radipole, Weymouth, Wyke Regis
Poxwell polling district:  Broadmayne, Osmington, Poxwell, Warmwell, Watercombe
Puddletown polling district: Affpuddle, Athelhampton, Burleston, Dewlish, Piddlehinton, Puddletown, Tincleton, Tolpuddle, Turners Puddle, Woodsford
Winfrith polling district: Chaldon Herring, Coombe Keynes, East Lulworth, Moreton, Owermoigne, West Lulworth, Winfrith Newburgh, Wool

Recent history
In the 1997 election the seat was won by Ian Bruce by a margin of only 77 votes, one of the smallest margins in the UK. The 2001 election saw the second Labour win in South Dorset's history with Labour's smallest majority in England, at 153. In the 2005 election this constituency was one of the few in which Labour significantly increased their majority. Conservative candidate Ed Matts was found to have doctored an image which was part of his campaign material. Matts changed a photo of a protest against the deportation of a South Dorset resident, so that it appeared to be a protest against "uncontrolled immigration". In both elections, the left-wing singer-songwriter Billy Bragg led an anti-Conservative tactical voting campaign in Dorset constituencies.

The 2010 election saw Conservative Richard Drax, a former soldier and journalist from a long line of Dorset representatives, defeating the incumbent Jim Knight, who ended his final year in parliament as the Minister (of State) for Employment and Welfare Reform. Richard Drax retained the seat in 2015 election with an increased majority.

Boundaries

1885–1918: The Municipal Boroughs of Dorchester, and Weymouth and Melcombe Regis, and parts of the Sessional Divisions of Dorchester and Wareham.

1918–1950: The Municipal Boroughs of Wareham, and Weymouth and Melcombe Regis, the Urban Districts of Portland and Swanage, the Rural District of Wareham and Purbeck, and the part of the Rural District of Weymouth that was not included in the Dorset West constituency (i.e. Bincombe, Broadwey, Chickerell, Fleet, Osmington, Owermoigne, Poxwell, Preston, Radipole, Upwey and Wyke Regis).

1950–1983: The Municipal Boroughs of Wareham, and Weymouth and Melcombe Regis, the Urban Districts of Portland and Swanage, the Rural District of Wareham and Purbeck, and in the Rural District of Dorchester the civil parishes of Bincombe, Chickerell, Fleet, Osmington, Owermoigne, and Poxwell.

1983–1997: The Borough of Weymouth and Portland, the District of Purbeck wards of Bere Regis, Castle, Langton, St Martin, Swanage North, Swanage South, Wareham, West Purbeck, Winfrith, and Wool, and the District of West Dorset ward of Owermoigne.

1997–2010: The Borough of Weymouth and Portland, the District of Purbeck wards of Castle, Langton, Swanage North, Swanage South, West Purbeck, Winfrith, and Wool, and the District of West Dorset ward of Owermoigne.

2010–present: The Borough of Weymouth and Portland, the District of Purbeck wards of Castle, Creech Barrow, Langton, Swanage North, Swanage South, West Purbeck, Winfrith, and Wool, and the District of West Dorset ward of Owermoigne.

Constituency profile

The seat includes the coastal areas to the south of the county of Dorset, plus some rural Purbeck territory further inland. The port of Weymouth is one of the few large towns in Dorset and its suburbs extend onto the Wyke Regis peninsula and the isle of Portland, connected to the mainland by road (and, in the past, rail).

The constituency includes Bovington army camp, and further east, Corfe Castle, connected by the preserved Swanage Railway steam railway to the holiday resort of Swanage.  This part of the seat is closer to Poole and Bournemouth than to Weymouth.

Workless claimants were in November 2012 significantly lower than the national average of 3.8%, at 2.8% of the population based on a statistical compilation by The Guardian.

Members of Parliament

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Elections in the 2000s

Elections in the 1990s

Elections in the 1980s

Elections in the 1970s

Elections in the 1960s

Elections in the 1950s

Elections in the 1940s

General Election 1939–40:

Another general election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected;
Conservative: Robert Gascoyne-Cecil
Liberal: Frederick William King
Labour: Philip Sidney Eastman

Elections in the 1930s

Elections in the 1920s

Elections in the 1910s

Elections in the 1900s

Elections in the 1890s

Elections in the 1880s

See also
 List of parliamentary constituencies in Dorset

Notes

References

Sources
BBC News article on the 2001 South Dorset election

Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1885
Parliamentary constituencies in Dorset
History of Weymouth, Dorset

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Creation's motto is, "comfort equals success." This quote is explained more on the club's website (owcreation.weebly.com). To succeed you have to be comfortable with the environment around you. Transitioning from high school to college, you may feel it would be hard to figure out where or how to get help for problems you may be having. Creation is trying to make people gain the comfort in a college environment they need to succeed.
The first program hosted by Creation was "The Show," an introduction to the club in November of 2009. In addition, the group talked about issues occurring on this campus. They then started off the spring semester with a Valentine's Day social titled, "Love in the Lounge." Students were able to mix and mingle through speed dating and a mini game show. "Creation appears to be a group of young minds who are trying to bring a different feel to programming," said Alexis Grafakos, a junior at Old Westbury.
The president of Creation, Victor St. John, stated, "We're still learning and we're on a great playing field. Even though we came in as freshmen there's a lot of room to grow. We're loaded with potential, that's not a problem." Overall Creation seems to be a favorable club to the Old West community. Junior resident, Trevor Ceaser, like others, think Creation is a, "cool group with good values and good leadership."
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One of the secrets to doing successful research is to choose questions that can actually be answered. The corollary is that anyone who answers an unanswerable question will be awarded a Nobel prize. One such Nobel prize winning question is "Why does matter exist?" or more precisely why wasn't matter and anti-matter produced in equal quantities at the beginning of the universe? We know this cannot be true because matter and anti-matter produced in equal quantities would have annihilated to form a universe that consisted solely of radiation. The problem is that our understanding of fundamental physics predicts just that – matter and anti-matter produced in equal quantities. Theoretical physicists believe the answer lies in symmetry breaking in the early universe but experiments have yet to find results that allow physicists to distinguish between competing models of symmetry breaking.
However, this may change with recent particle physics experiments performed at Fermi lab. In their experiment they measured how fast the Bs meson oscillated between matter and anti-matter. They discovered that the particle oscillates between the two states 17 to 21 times per picosecond. This is much slower than predicted by many supersymmetry models and may have theoretical physicists diving for their pencils and an envelope. It should be noted that the measurements, with a confidence level of 90%, are not accurate enough to be considered confirmation of the oscillation yet.
Another interesting aspect of this story is that the physicists involved were celebrating having analyzed "one inverse-femto-barn" of data to obtain their result. If you don't know what a femto-barn is, you are not alone. It turns out to be a measure of a particle cross-section (10-39 m2). The smaller the particles cross-section, the more collisions you need to observe before you are sure you detect it. Hence one inverse-femto-barn of data is a huge number of collisions to be observed and analyzed.
On a closing note, I just wonder how a collaboration with 700 participants spread over 90 institutions located in 20 countries goes about sharing the Nobel prize.


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Bachelor returns home for Undies Run
This year's hottest TV Bachelor, Matty J, is returning to South Australia this January to strip down to his undies for the 2018 People's Choice Undies Run for Bowel Cancer.
Matty "J" Johnson, who set hearts racing across Australia earlier this year, has taken on the role of Ambassador for this year's People's Choice Undies Run – a fun-packed family fundraiser for Cancer Council SA that raises awareness and support for bowel cancer.
"I was born in Port Augusta and have spent time over the years in Adelaide with family. I'm close with my family so this seemed like a good way to help spread the word and make a difference," he said.
"The statistics about the number of South Australians affected by bowel cancer – and ultimately how it affects the whole family – is heartbreaking, so to get in my undies and start a conversation about how to do something which could save even one life seems like the right thing to do."
Matty J said he looked forward to the run, but warned he may be treating it as more than a bit of fun.
"I'm very competitive and, as much as I'm told the People's Choice Undies Run is a 'Fun' run it will be hard for me to not give it my best to run hard and fast. I once entered a marathon with a mate who had an injury and had every intention to pace myself with him – but I got so caught up in the moment I left him for dust and set my personal best. Yes, I do have a heart and bought him a beer afterwards," he said.
People's Choice Credit Union spokesperson Stuart Symons said Matty J will join an expected 2,000 people running, walking or pramming around the 2.3km course – including babies and toddlers who will this year don special capes to become superheroes for bowel cancer prevention.
"Every year we have more people running but this year we will have our youngest superheroes on the course as bubs for bowel cancer prevention. They can don their capes and join in rather than cheering from the sidelines," Mr Symons said.
"People do it for different reasons – whetherit's to support a loved one, make a difference or be part of the fun. The great thing is that it's cheeky, it's irreverent, it's safe and family-friendly, and you don't need a perfect set of abs to sign up – all it takes is caring for a good cause," he said.
Cancer Council SA Chief Executive Lincoln Size said the spectacle of the run underscored a serious issue.
"We believe that no one should lose a loved one to bowel cancer, a disease which affects around 1,200 South Australians every year," Mr Size said.
"The People's Choice Undies Run for Bowel Cancer has supported Cancer Council SA to raise awareness and invest in ground-breaking research projects through Cancer Council's Beat Cancer Project. Most importantly, the event has encouraged South Australians of all ages to have a discussion with their family about bowel cancer and remove the embarrassment around conversations about bowel cancer screening," he said.
Mr Size said the event has raised more than $730,000 for Cancer Council SA since it started five years ago.
Funds raised from the People's Choice Undies Run will ensure Cancer Council SA can continue to invest in ground-breaking research, vital support services, life-saving early detection bowel screening kits and sought-after prevention and support programs to minimise the impact of cancer in communities across the state.
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Now in its sixth year, the People's Choice Undies Run is a cheeky way of raising funds to combat one of Australia's biggest killers: bowel cancer.
Runners don matching underwear for a lap of the 2.3km People's Choice Classic circuit at the Santos Tour Down Under in front of 100,000 spectators before the world's top cyclists take to Adelaide's streets – except for children, which this year become Superheroes for Bowel Cancer Prevention with their own capes. Runners, joggers, walkers, prammers: the Undies Run is open to all.
The People's Choice Undies Run has raised $730,000 for Cancer Council SA since its inception, and has funded ground-breaking research and vital support services, while raising awareness of life-saving early detection bowel screening kits.
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Location: FINRA Manual > Retired Rules > Retired NASD® Rules > MEMBERSHIP AND REGISTRATION RULES (1000) > 1000. MEMBERSHIP, REGISTRATION AND QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS > 1017. Application for Approval of Change in Ownership, Control, or Business Operations
Mar 24 2004 - Jun 25 2008Jun 26 2008 - Jul 22 2012Jul 23 2012 - Feb 4 2013 Feb 5 2013 onwards
13-11 FINRA Provides a Process for Waiving CMA Fees for Less Significant CMA Changes and Refunding of NMA and CMA Fees for Applications Withdrawn Within 30 Days After Filing; Effective Date: Immediately
12-33 FINRA Amends Electronic Form NMA and Adopts New Electronic Form CMA Filing Requirements; Implementation Date: July 23, 2012
12-32 Changes to Advertising, Corporate Financing, New Membership and Continuing Membership Application, Central Registration Depository and Branch Office Annual Registration Fees
(a) Events Requiring Application
A member shall file an application for approval of any of the following changes to its ownership, control, or business operations:
(1) a merger of the member with another member, unless both are members of the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. or the surviving entity will continue to be a member of the New York Stock Exchange, Inc.;
(2) a direct or indirect acquisition by the member of another member, unless the acquiring member is a member of the New York Stock Exchange, Inc.;
(3) direct or indirect acquisitions or transfers of 25% or more in the aggregate of the member's assets or any asset, business or line of operation that generates revenues comprising 25% or more in the aggregate of the member's earnings measured on a rolling 36-month basis, unless both the seller and acquirer are members of the New York Stock Exchange, Inc.;
(4) a change in the equity ownership or partnership capital of the member that results in one person or entity directly or indirectly owning or controlling 25 percent or more of the equity or partnership capital; or
(5) a material change in business operations as defined in Rule 1011(k).
(b) Filing and Content of Application
(1) The member shall file the application in the manner prescribed by FINRA with the Department of Member Regulation ("the Department").
(2) An applicant shall submit an application that includes a Form CMA including a detailed description of the change in ownership, control, or business operations.
(A) If the application requests approval of a change in ownership or control, the application also shall include the names of the new owners, their percentage of ownership, and the sources of their funding for the purchase and recapitalization of the member.
(B) If the application requests the removal or modification of a membership agreement restriction, the application also shall:
(i) present facts showing that the circumstances that gave rise to the restriction have changed; and
(ii) state with specificity why the restriction should be modified or removed in light of the standards set forth in Rule 1014 and the articulated rationale for the imposition of the restriction.
(C) If the application requests approval of an increase in Associated Persons involved in sales, offices, or markets made, the application shall set forth the increases in such areas during the preceding 12 months.
(c) Effecting Change and Imposition of Interim Restrictions
(1) A member shall file an application for approval of a change in ownership or control at least 30 days prior to such change. A member may effect a change in ownership or control prior to the conclusion of the proceeding, but the Department may place new interim restrictions on the member based on the standards in Rule 1014, pending final Department action.
(2) A member may file an application to remove or modify a membership agreement restriction at any time. An existing restriction shall remain in effect during the pendency of the proceeding.
(3) A member may file an application for approval of a material change in business operations, other than the modification or removal of a restriction, at any time, but the member may not effect such change until the conclusion of the proceeding, unless the Department and the member otherwise agree.
(d) Rejection Of Application That Is Not Substantially Complete
If the Department determines within 30 days after the filing of an application that the application is not substantially complete, the Department shall reject the application and deem it not to have been filed. In such case, within the 30 day period, the Department shall serve a written notice on the Applicant of the Department's determination and the reasons therefor. FINRA shall refund the application fee, less $500, which shall be retained by FINRA as a processing fee. If the Applicant determines to continue to apply for approval of a change in ownership, control, or business operations, the Applicant shall submit a new application under this Rule and fee pursuant to Schedule A to the FINRA By-Laws.
(e) Request for Additional Documents and Information
Within 30 days after the filing of an application, the Department shall serve a request for any additional information or documents necessary to render a decision on the application. The Department may request additional information or documents at any time during the application process. Unless otherwise agreed to by the Department and the Applicant, the Applicant shall file such additional information or documents with the Department within 30 days after the Department's request.
(f) Withdrawal of Application
If an Applicant withdraws an application within 30 days after filing the application, FINRA shall refund the application fee, less $500, which shall be retained by FINRA as a processing fee. If the Applicant determines to again apply for approval of a change in ownership, control, or business operations, the Applicant shall submit a new application under this Rule and fee pursuant to Schedule A to the FINRA By-Laws.
(g) Membership Interview
(1) The Department may require the Applicant to participate in a membership interview within 30 days after the filing of the application, or if the Department requests additional information or documents, within 30 days after the filing of the additional information or documents by the Applicant.
(2) At least seven days before the membership interview, the Department shall serve on the Applicant a written notice that specifies the date and time of the interview and persons who are required to participate in the interview. The Department shall serve the notice by facsimile or overnight courier. The Applicant and the Department may agree to a shorter or longer period for notice or a different method of service.
(3) Unless the Department and the Applicant otherwise agree, the membership interview shall be conducted in the district office for the district in which the Applicant has its principal place of business.
(4) During the membership interview, the Department shall review the application and the considerations for the Department's decision set forth in paragraph (g)(1) with the Applicant's representative or representatives. The Department shall provide to the Applicant's representative or representatives any information or document that the Department has obtained from the Central Registration Depository or a source other than the Applicant and upon which the Department intends to base its decision under paragraph (g). If the Department receives such information or document after the membership interview or decides to base its decision on such information after the membership interview, the Department shall promptly serve the information or document and an explanation thereof on the Applicant.
(h) Department Decision
(1) The Department shall consider the application, the membership interview, other information and documents provided by the Applicant or obtained by the Department, the public interest, and the protection of investors. In rendering a decision on an application submitted under Rule 1017(a), the Department shall consider whether the Applicant and its Associated Persons meet each of the standards in Rule 1014(a). Where the Department determines that the Applicant or its Associated Person are the subject of any of the events set forth in Rule 1014(a)(3)(A) and (C) through (E), a presumption exists that the application should be denied. The Applicant may overcome the presumption by demonstrating that it can meet each of the standards in Rule 1014 (a), notwithstanding the existence of any of the events set forth in Rule 1014(a)(3)(A) and (C) through (E).
(A) In rendering a decision on an application for approval of a change in ownership or control, or an application for approval of a material change in business operations that does not involve modification or removal of a membership agreement restriction, the Department shall determine if the Applicant would continue to meet the standards in Rule 1014(a) upon approval of the application.
(B) In rendering a decision on an application requesting the modification or removal of a membership agreement restriction, the Department shall consider whether maintenance of the restriction is appropriate in light of:
(i) the standards set forth in Rule 1014;
(ii) the circumstances that gave rise to the imposition of the restriction;
(iii) the Applicant's operations since the restriction was imposed;
(iv) any change in ownership or control or supervisors and principals; and
(v) any new evidence submitted in connection with the application.
(2) The Department shall serve a written decision on the application within 30 days after the conclusion of the membership interview or the filing of additional information or documents, whichever is later. If the Department does not require the Applicant to participate in a membership interview or request additional information or documents, the Department shall serve a written decision within 45 days after the filing of the application under paragraph (a). The decision shall state whether the application is granted or denied in whole or in part, and shall provide a rationale for the Department's decision, referencing the applicable standard in Rule 1014.
(3) If the Department fails to serve a decision within 180 days after filing of an application or such later date as the Department and the Applicant have agreed in writing, the Applicant may file a written request with the FINRA Board requesting that the FINRA Board direct the Department to issue a decision. Within seven days after the filing of such a request, the FINRA Board shall direct the Department to issue a written decision immediately or to show good cause for an extension of time. If the Department shows good cause for an extension of time, the FINRA Board may extend the time limit for issuing a decision by not more than 30 days.
(4) If the Department approves an application under this Rule in whole or part, the Department may require an Applicant to file an executed membership agreement.
(i) Service and Effectiveness of Decision
The Department shall serve its decision on the Applicant in accordance with Rule 1012. The decision shall become effective upon service and shall remain in effect during the pendency of any review until a decision constituting final action of FINRA is issued under Rule 1015 or 1016, unless otherwise directed by the National Adjudicatory Council, the FINRA Board, or the Commission.
(j) Request for Review; Final Action
An Applicant may file a written request for review of the Department's decision with the National Adjudicatory Council pursuant to Rule 1015. The procedures set forth in Rule 1015 shall apply to such review, and the National Adjudicatory Council's decision shall be subject to discretionary review by the FINRA Board pursuant to Rule 1016. If the Applicant does not file a request for a review, the Department's decision shall constitute final action by FINRA.
(k) Removal or Modification of Restriction on Department's Initiative
The Department shall modify or remove a restriction on its own initiative if the Department determines such action is appropriate in light of the considerations set forth in paragraph (g)(1). The Department shall notify the member in writing of the Department's determination and inform the member that it may apply for further modification or removal of a restriction by filing an application under paragraph (a).
(l) Lapse or Denial of Application for Approval of Change in Ownership
If an application for approval of a change in ownership lapses, or is denied and all appeals are exhausted or waived, the member shall, no more than 60 days after the lapse or exhaustion or waiver of appeal:
(1) submit a new application under this Rule and fee pursuant to Schedule A to the FINRA By-Laws;
(2) unwind the transaction; or
(3) file a Form BDW.
For the protection of investors, the Department may shorten the 60-day period. For good cause shown by the member, the Department may lengthen the 60-day period. The Department shall serve written notice on the Applicant of any change in the 60-day period and the reasons therefor. During the 60-day or other imposed period, the Department may continue to place interim restrictions on the member for the protection of investors.
Amended by SR-FINRA-2013-015 eff. Feb. 5. 2013.
Amended by SR-FINRA-2012-018 and SR-FINRA-2012-036 eff. Aug. 27, 2012.
Amended by SR-FINRA-2012-031 eff. July 23, 2012.
Adopted by SR-NASD-97-28 eff. Aug. 7, 1997.
Selected Notices: 00-73, 04-10, 12-32, 12-33, 13-11.


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Many of you may have seen the aggressive advertising campaign for a US-based real estate agent referral service. As an agent, I feel that I should make the public aware of the rules surrounding referrals and where your private information might be used for when you give your name and email to some sites on the internet.
I should start with some background. I have been selling real estate for about 15 years and, as with other agents and brokers, new and veteran, I receive a TON of solicitations for products and services 'essential' for realtors. There are countless service providers ready to sell us something to 'boost our sales' and so far, I have only seen that the products merely boost the sales of their providers.
We are currently in a great real estate market. Average houses for average families sell like hotcakes with little or no marketing. Realtor.ca is the best source for buyers looking for active listings. All active listings in CANADA are in one central location. The site protects the privacy of the sellers and the buyers by posting the listing only until an offer has been 'firmed up'. The listing is then removed from the site. Privacy laws are closely followed and accuracy of information is essential.
To post listings on Realtor.ca, licensed agents and brokerages need only enter their listing in their local Real Estate Board Multiple Listing Service. This carries a nominal fee for which the agent or brokerage is responsible. In Ontario, where I practice, only licensed real estate agents and brokerages are permitted to list properties on the Multiple Listing Service or MLS.
When you search for homes to buy on Realtor.ca, you may find one that you like. If you have a Buyer's Representation contract with an agent, you are required by the terms of the contract to refer the properties you like to your agent. On the Realtor.ca listing, you can click a link to email the listing to your agent and your agent can arrange a showing and do any preliminary research. If you are not working with an agent, you can click a link to contact the listing agent for more information or to arrange a showing. It is a super simple procedure. You don't have to remember an agent's phone number or name. You do not have to try to find an agent's personal website or a brokerage website and then try to wade through their listings which may or may not be active and available.
As a realtor, I will receive your request for information on my own protected email. I get your request directly from the Realtor.ca website. No third party has access to your contact information.
Now, let's discuss the referral services.
A referral service is NOT an agent or a brokerage. They are not licensed to legally trade real estate. Your personal contact information provided to a referral site is subject to potential sale. Keep in mind that that is exactly what a referral site does to make money. They SELL YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION to realtors for a fee.
When I attend real estate conferences and trade shows, there are several companies who offer 'lead services'. Our regulations prevent us from paying a specific amount of money for a 'lead' or referral but these services get around that rule by charging a monthly service fee. Realtors pay a fee and hopefully receive a few leads throughout the month which might lead to a listing or a sale. To be completely honest, I have no idea where the leads originate. I would hope that the contact names belong to people who voluntarily requested more information on local real estate or indicated an interest in selling their home.
I have asked the lead services to explain where the leads originate and I am often met with blank stares. These leads are their product. The service providers (or at least the person manning the booth at the trade show) has no idea how the contact information is obtained. Why would I pay for such a mysterious service? If the contacts are not properly qualified as potential home buyer or sellers, how does the contact differ from merely opening a phonebook and stabbing at a name listed there?
So I think I have clearly shown I am skeptical of the lead services sold to people in my industry. I want to explain the other side of it. I want to explain the real estate referral sites which claim to give the public the names of the 'best' realtor in their area.
I visited the Homelight.com site and was pleased to see that it is not available in Canada (yet!) but I poked around a little to try to see how the ranking and referral works. Well, I found a very interesting 'system' that is little more than a contact referral service. As an agent, I have to register with the service to get access to the leads. So, even if I was an excellent producer with great statistics, I would still have to PAY to let Homelight refer potential clients to me. This is absolutely NOT an impartial referral service. It must make money somehow and the best source if to get the money from agents.
The Homelight site lists a half dozen national franchise real estate companies. My guess is that these companies are the anchor companies and have agreed to pay large fees in order to block other companies from appearing on the service, something like getting an exclusive sales territory. Again, this is support for the fact that this is NOT an impartial referral service.
Finally, Homelight claims to analyze millions of home sales, agents and brokerages by their performance. I can tell you that this data is NOT easily available. In Canada, this information is considered to be covered by privacy laws and is thankfully not available to be posted on the internet. Would you want your home and it's sale price available to be seen by anyone just so they can make a few dollars by selling someone's contact information?
The relationship between a buyer or seller and their agent is a very personal and intimate relationship.I have had clients who could never be slotted into a category based on their needs. I have had clients who needed emotional and financial support during our time together. I have had clients who feared working with strangers or were so introverted that they needed a special person to guide them through the process.
I firmly believe that the best agent for any buyer or seller is someone who can understand their extended needs and appreciate how they are unique.
Relationships matter and I do not think that handing out contact information like cards dealt in a game of gin rummy creates any sort of relationship. Clients are people, not commodities.
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10 days to e-Naira launch: CBN mandates business owners to accept the e-currency
CBN Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele
Barely 10 days before the launch of the e-naira, the Central Bank has mandated all merchants and business establishments across the country to recognize and accept it as a form of payment. According to the apex bank, the digital currency is a legal tender and must be seen as such.
CBN Director of Payment System Management, Musa Jimoh made this known while speaking on the "Business Morning" show on Channels TV.
According to the director, Mr Jimoh, "Today, anywhere you present naira to pay, compulsorily it must be accepted because that is our fiat currency. So, the same way naira is accepted that you can't reject it, is the same way e-naira must be accepted. Anywhere in this country where e-naira is presented, it must be accepted. So, merchants must accept e-naira as a means of payment."
The CBN is expected to launch this digital currency on October 1 to coincide with Nigeria's 61st Independence Day anniversary. The bank believes that the introduction of this currency will make it easier for the banking system to comply with existing laws and urges Nigerians to download the e-naira wallet on their mobile devices.
Substitute for cryptos?
In February, the CBN issued a directive for banks to shut down accounts suspected to be transacting cryptocurrencies or operating crypto exchanges within their systems. That order basically banned crypto transactions in the country.
Some reasons for the prohibition are that cryptos prevent oversight, accountability, and regulation. The CBN also argued that cryptos don't generate returns and that they are being used for criminal activities.
Most importantly, the apex bank believes since it didn't issue the cryptos they, therefore, don't qualify as legal tender.
"The CBN reiterates that VCs such as Bitcoin, Ripples, Monero, Litecoin, Dogecion, Onecoin, etc, and similar products are not legal tenders in Nigeria, thus any bank or institution that transacts in such businesses does so at its own risk."
While crypto exchanges were badly hit by the ban, Nigerians on the other hand quickly migrated towards Peer-to-Peer (P2P) transactions and carried on as if nothing happened. This has forced the bank into issuing its own digital currency to be powered by Barbados-based fintech, Bitt.Inc.
The apex bank says that its decision to adopt a form of digital currency is due to the significant explosion in the use of digital currencies as a means of payment globally and the growth of Nigerian youths as leading investors in these novel assets.
Nigerians adopt crypto for many reasons including remittances, wealth preservation, investment, etc
But what are the chances that these Nigerian youths would sacrifice stable cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum for the e-Naira? Some of the reasons why Nigerians are flocking towards cryptos include remittances, international transactions, wealth preservation and investment.
But according to the CBN, the e-Naira would be equal in value, and everything else to its cash equivalent.
"The liability of the e-naira money is directly on CBN, which is similar to the cash you hold. The liability of the cash you hold today rests with the CBN. So, it gives Nigerians the opportunity to bank with the CBN," Mr Musa Jimoh said.
If this is the case, then the e-Naira doesn't address the core reasons why Nigerians prefer to hold digital currencies in the first place. As such, to the extent that it doesn't help achieve these purposes, the CBN may not witness the kind of mass adoption it is expecting, at least not for some time.
The CBN director already admitted that acceptance and adoption of the currency will be low on October 1. He is however optimistic that the currency will experience some significant growth with time.


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Policy Connect publishes its Education & Skills Manifesto for the General Election 2017. Produced by the organisation's Education & Skills team, and comprising the expertise of three different independent policy research groups, our groups consist of cross-party parliamentarians and cross-sectoral industry experts.
1. Review the post-16 GCSE retakes structure.
In light of increasing numbers of young people failing to achieve desired basic subject GCSE grades, the system needs to be changed to account for these young people and ensure they have the opportunity to gain qualifications to demonstrate their ability.
2. Ensure greater alignment between devolution and the Industrial Strategy.
3. Lifelong learning – joint minister, mid-life career reviews and pilots for older workers.
Create a joint minister for lifelong learning between the Department for Work and Pensions and the Department for Education to help promote strategic ways of developing lifelong learning.
The Skills Commission's Spotlight on… Lifelong Learning for an Ageing Workforce sets out a range of measures such as the development of mid-life career reviews, and more targeted support for older workers looking to retrain. The Skills Commission is calling for further pilots to be funded in this area to enable employers, learning providers and professional HR bodies to better support older workers.


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Much ado about movie monsters and scary cinema
Stake Land (2010)	ParaNorman (2012)
Madison County (2011)
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In this critic's opinion, there are entirely too many films coming down the pipe that ignore not only fundamental rules of genre movie making, but in basic storytelling, as well. Take Madison County, for example. For the first 45 minutes we're treated to an exhaustive and tedious overview of the hearts and minds of the soon-to-be dead collegiate protagonists. Is James going to "hook up" with Jenna? What happens when angry older brother Kyle figures out that wiseguy Will is boning his sister Brooke? Is Brooke going to leave Will to attend grad school? Not to put too fine a point on it, but we don't give a shit, and never will. Writer-director Eric England should be reminded that less is more: less yack-yack-yack, and more whack-whack-whack.
James (Colley Bailey) and his photographer friend Will (Matt Mercer) decide to take a road trip to Madison County, Arkansas, to visit reclusive writer David Randall, who wrote a controversial book about local serial killer Damian Ewell. But that's a far too uncomplicated mission to be of any real interest, so England fills out the party with Will's girlfriend Brooke (Joanna Sotomura), Brooke's seething older brother Kyle (Ace Marrero) and her friend Jenna (Natalie Scheetz), and for nearly an hour the principles behave as though they're characters in a romantic comedy that's dreadfully unfunny. And it's for this reason I can't recommend Madison County. (Can you tell I've been watching a lot of Chopped, lately?)
The news isn't all bad. Madison County features a compelling psycho in the person of Damian Ewell, a relentless abomination who scampers about the boondocks wearing a darling hand-stitched cloth pig head. He's portrayed by the formidable Nick Principe, who plays a similarly hostile guy in the Laid To Rest films, though this version is a deranged, brain-damaged hillbilly who likes to carve up nosy college students. And really, why should it be about anything else?
Look, I realize that there must be actual characters in horror movies, so that we can better keep track of who's getting gutted at the moment, but for pity's sake! We don't need their life stories! When considering character development in a horror movie, let's hearken to the model provided by the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre. In other words, get 'em on, and kill 'em off. This isn't Chekhov. Managing fewer storylines leaves more time for madness and carnage. And that's what we're here for, right?
One Cut of the Dead (2017)
Bad Moon (1996)
Southbound (2015)
Anonymous Industrial Walkabout
Cannibals
Guy in a Suit
Hack-and-stack
Mockumentary/Found Footage
Psychological Head Trip Horror
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North Carolina, First in Equity: Being Healthy Rather Than Seeming So
Henry C. McKoy
North Carolina Medical Journal January 2022, 83 (1) 5-10; DOI: https://doi.org/10.18043/ncm.83.1.5
Henry C. McKoy Jr
Director of entrepreneurship, North Carolina Central University School of Business, and instructor, Duke University Sanford School of Public Policy, Durham, North Carolina; professor of practice, Strategy and Entrepreneurship, Kenan-Flagler School of Business, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
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Scott R Saleska
Environmental Science, Research
Global Change - GIDP
Scholarly Works (158)
Dive into the research topics where Scott R Saleska is active. These topic labels come from the works of this person. Together they form a unique fingerprint.
tropical forest Earth & Environmental Sciences 100%
canopy Earth & Environmental Sciences 88%
Amazonia Agriculture & Biology 87%
carbon Agriculture & Biology 86%
ecosystems Agriculture & Biology 85%
tropical forests Agriculture & Biology 83%
dry season Earth & Environmental Sciences 79%
eddy covariance Agriculture & Biology 77%
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Reconciling discrepancies in measurements of vulnerability to xylem embolism with the pneumatic method: A comment on Chen et al. (2021) 'Quantifying vulnerability to embolism in tropical trees and lianas using five methods: can discrepancies be explained by xylem structural traits?'
Brum, M., Pereira, L., Ribeiro, R. V., Jansen, S., Bittencourt, P. R. L., Oliveira, R. S. & Saleska, S. R., Jan 2023, In: New Phytologist. 237, 2, p. 374-383 10 p.
Carbon Accumulation, Flux, and Fate in Stordalen Mire, a Permafrost Peatland in Transition
IsoGenie Field Team & IsoGenie Project Coordinators, Jan 2022, In: Global Biogeochemical Cycles. 36, 1, e2021GB007113.
mire 100%
accumulation rate 86%
permafrost 80%
palsa 64%
Coupling plant litter quantity to a novel metric for litter quality explains C storage changes in a thawing permafrost peatland
The IsoGenie Coordinators, Feb 2022, In: Global change biology. 28, 3, p. 950-968 19 p.
permafrost 100%
peatlands 82%
thawing 71%
plant litter 67%
Mapping substrate use across a permafrost thaw gradient
Fofana, A., Anderson, D., McCalley, C. K., Hodgkins, S., Wilson, R. M., Cronin, D., Raab, N., Torabi, M., Varner, R. K., Crill, P., Saleska, S. R., Chanton, J. P., Tfaily, M. M. & Rich, V. I., Dec 2022, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 175, 108809.
fens 61%
Wetlands 57%
fen 55%
Monitoring leaf phenology in moist tropical forests by applying a superpixel-based deep learning method to time-series images of tree canopies
Song, G., Wu, S., Lee, C. K. F., Serbin, S. P., Wolfe, B. T., Ng, M. K., Ely, K. S., Bogonovich, M., Wang, J., Lin, Z., Saleska, S., Nelson, B. W., Rogers, A. & Wu, J., Jan 2022, In: ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing. 183, p. 19-33 15 p.
phenology 100%
canopies 63%
Superpixels 58%
leaves 46%
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Software code for simulations and analyses concerning the calculation of canopy stomatal conductance at eddy covariance sites
Wehr, R. (Contributor) & Saleska, S. R. (Contributor), ZENODO, 2021
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.h44j0zpgp, https://zenodo.org/record/4527754
Appendix C. Key governing equations for simulating net ecosystem productivity in ecosys: gross primary productivity and autotrophic respiration.
Grant, R. F. (Contributor), Hutyra, L. R. (Contributor), Munger, J. W. (Contributor), Saleska, S. R. (Contributor) & Wofsy, S. C. (Contributor), Wiley, 2016
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.3566730.v1, https://wiley.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Appendix_C_Key_governing_equations_for_simulating_net_ecosystem_productivity_in_ecosys_gross_primary_productivity_and_autotrophic_respiration_/3566730/1
Data from: Age‐dependent leaf physiology and consequences for crown‐scale carbon uptake during the dry season in an Amazon evergreen forest
Albert, L. P. (Contributor), Wu, J. (Contributor), Prohaska, N. (Contributor), de Camargo, P. B. (Contributor), Huxman, T. E. (Contributor), Tribuzy, E. S. (Contributor), Ivanov, V. Y. (Contributor), Oliveira, R. S. (Contributor), Garcia, S. (Contributor), Smith, M. N. (Contributor), Oliveira Junior, R. C. (Contributor), Restrepo-Coupe, N. (Contributor), da Silva, R. (Contributor), Stark, S. C. (Contributor), Martins, G. A. (Contributor), Penha, D. V. (Contributor) & Saleska, S. R. (Contributor), ZENODO, 2019
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.h83t0, https://zenodo.org/record/4998105
Data from: Hydrological niche segregation defines forest structure and drought tolerance strategies in a seasonal Amazon forest
Brum, M. (Contributor), Vadeboncoeur, M. A. (Contributor), Ivanov, V. (Contributor), Asbjornsen, H. (Contributor), Saleska, S. R. (Contributor), Alves, L. F. (Contributor), Penha, D. (Contributor), Dias, J. D. (Contributor), Aragão, L. E. O. C. (Contributor), Barros, F. (Contributor), Bittencourt, P. (Contributor), Pereira, L. (Contributor) & Oliveira, R. S. (Contributor), ZENODO, 2019
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.v704dj2, https://zenodo.org/record/5000239
Data from: Leaf development and demography explain photosynthetic seasonality in Amazon evergreen forests
Wu, J. (Contributor), Albert, L. P. (Contributor), Lopes, A. P. (Contributor), Restrepo-Coupe, N. (Contributor), Hayek, M. (Contributor), Wiedemann, K. T. (Contributor), Guan, K. (Contributor), Stark, S. C. (Contributor), Christoffersen, B. (Contributor), Prohaska, N. (Contributor), Tavares, J. V. (Contributor), Marostica, S. (Contributor), Kobayashi, H. (Contributor), Ferreira, M. L. (Contributor), Campos, K. S. (Contributor), Dda Silva, R. (Contributor), Brando, P. M. (Contributor), Dye, D. G. (Contributor), Huxman, T. E. (Contributor), Huete, A. R. (Contributor), Nelson, B. W. (Contributor) & Saleska, S. R. (Contributor), ZENODO, 2017
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.8fb47, https://zenodo.org/record/4977867
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When can I access the GWS in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl?
Let me in!
The GWS or Global Wonder Station is a large building in Jubilife City that you're blocked from entering. And five gym badges later, you wonder how on earth you're still not allowed inside. When will this lady let you through?
The answer is you can't or, at least, not yet. This is because the GWS is still offline.
The GWS is located in the same place as the Global Trade Station (GTS) in the original Diamond and Pearl games, so it is unclear if this version's GTS will have the same function. However, it does have "Wonder" in its name, so it's assumed that it will be a Wonder Trade station.
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The GTS was a trading feature where you deposited a Pokémon and asked for a specific one in return. If another trainer was willing to take the deal, the two Pokémon were traded. Meanwhile, Wonder Trades are completely randomized exchanges.
Related: All exclusive Pokémon in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
Unfortunately, neither Nintendo nor The Pokémon Company has announced when the GWS will go online. However, you can follow the official Pokémon twitter page to receive the latest updates.
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what you're describing is the GTS, which is nothing like wonder trading.
My apologies, you're right! I was used to the Wonder Trade term that I forget GTS was called something else. The guide has been updated to reflect this.


The awards were presented as part of the successful Clean Up Edinburgh campaign, which aims to tackle the problem of littering by raising awareness and encouraging good practice. Businesses play a vital role in helping the Council to meet its environmental aims by improving the appearance of the city's streets and encouraging people to visit their local high street.
The initiative focuses on three streets, chosen for their high number of independent businesses: Rose Street, Easter Road and Morningside Road. In order to win an award, businesses have to show that they are taking an active approach to improving the local environment, by keeping their section of the street clean and tidy, whilst making efforts to reduce waste and recycle. There are three Tidy Business accreditations, Standard, Silver and Gold.
Environment Convener, Councillor Lesley Hinds, said: "I would like to offer my congratulations to all winners of the Tidy Business Awards. There are real benefits for businesses that embrace recycling and make an extra effort to keep their shop fronts clean and tidy. Not only does it help to make their businesses more attractive to visitors but can also help them to make significant cost savings by reducing waste.
Bees 2 Honey, a Rose Street convenience store, was chosen to receive a Gold Award, thanks to their commitment to recycling and energy efficiency. The business owners, Ajay and Mita Mehta also participate in community clean up events to help improve the cleanliness of the local area as a whole.
Mrs Mehta said: "We at are delighted and proud to have won the Gold Award as we have worked extremely hard to modernise and give a fresh look to our shop. Our aim was to deliver a unique shopping experience to our customers.
The Tidy Business Award scheme will be extended to other areas of the city next year and any local businesses owners who would like to be considered for an award can apply online.
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Smart watches, which pioneered the wearable technology sector, earned collective revenue of US$700 million in 2013 with the sale of 3.1 million units. The sheer magnanimity of these watches can be inferred from quick sale they made and acceptance they received. Smart watches are nothing but wearable computing devices that a user wears for its functional capabilities supported by a matching smartphone. These watches are designed either to function on their own or match the functions of a smartphone such as accessing the internet, messaging, and using mobile apps through smart watches, making calls, accessing applications pertaining to music, health, and weather, and providing navigational help.
In the recent years the inception of newer technologies such as smart watches has taken the quantity of content to greater heights. These projections of smartphones on the user's wrist are likely to find a huge market in the coming years due to the seamless accessibility they provide in supporting lifestyle choices such as health management. The humungous amounts of data these gadgets can hold indicate that they are likely to replace smartphones. However, the contrary is true. Their dependency on smartphones is expected to encourage the smartphone market and instead prove to be replacements for traditional timepieces. The global smart watches market is oligopolistic in nature.
The global smart watches market has been segmented on the basis of regions such as North America, Asia Pacific, Europe, and Rest of the World. Furthermore, the other segmentation found in the global smart watches market is on the basis of applications. Broadly speaking, the global smart watches market has been categorized on the basis of healthcare, sports, and general consumers. Lastly, the final segment seen in this nascent market is that off standalone smart watches and companion devices.
Analysts predict, the global smart watches market is expected to witness a great growth trend in the coming few years. The biggest factor driving this growth will be the big vendors such as Samsung and Apple entering this sector. With increased spending on research and development, the big vendor also show a promise of delivering par excellence products that enhance lifestyles in more ways than one. Some of the key players in the market such as Pebble, Sony, Samsung, and Maritime have expanded their budgets for research and development for smart watch and are also entering partnerships to provide value added products to their ever-growing customer base. These initiatives will also bring into the market a whole new array of able and accurate products. Industry experts also believe that there will be price reduction in the smart watches, which will further drive its adoption and expand the niche market.
Some of the other aspects driving the global smart watches market are growing purchasing power, need for consumer electronics, and its distinctive features. Technological advancements and shift in consumer preferences will also prove to be incredible growth drivers for the global smart watches market. Increasing need for wireless technology and software to multitask, save time, and get efficient will also fuel the global smart watches market.
The global smart watches market also faces some of restraints such as undefined technology standards. The smart watches also faces design issues such as bulkiness, battery issues, poor functionality, and lack of aesthetics. In a futuristic approach, manufacturers are looking at making the smart watches more software oriented to make them a far more powerful extension of operating systems used in the smartphones.


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Recreational spots turn into addicts' safe havens
Citizens stress rehabilitation of TMA Park, Kasur Garden
KASUR-Citizens complained about deteriorated condition of TMA Park at Baldia Chowk and Kasur Garden, saying the TMA's indifference has turned the recreational places into a stronghold of drug-addicts.
During a survey, residents of Baldia Chowk locality said that the deteriorated park, located in front of TMA office, has been portraying negligence of the officials. They regretted that people have developed a habit of dumping garbage in the park, adding the practice has turned the park into a waste dump in true meaning. The TMA apathy has also let the drug-addicts to carry out their annoying activities in the park. Similarly, the streetlights on road along the park are also non-functional which keep the people away from the site at night. Moreover, some other unlawful activities in the park have also been reported, they added.
They demanded Deputy Commissioner Ammara Khan to take steps for rehabilitation of the park and punish those whose negligence has brought the park to this condition.
Likewise, due to the alleged negligence of the administration, condition of the only recreational spot for families - Kasur Garden - has been getting worst from bad.
During a survey, residents of different localities told this correspondent that they were lucky to have a family park in their hometown. They said that they used to visit the garden along with their families where all kinds of recreation were available. "Now the garden is no longer a family park due to poor cleanliness and lack of foolproof security measures," they regretted. They said that heaps of garbage and untrimmed plants and trees have portrayed the garden a waste dump. Moreover, no measures are taken for the park's security which let the drug-addicts to dwell at the place. "Earlier, there was a lake in the garden where the people enjoyed boating but now the lake has completely destroyed," they regretted, adding the swings for children has also been lifted.
They demanded the district administration to look at the park's current condition and transformed it into a fully developed family park so that residents of Kasur could enjoy picnic along with their families.
PROTEST: Activists of Sunni Ulema Council staged a protest in front of the DPO office against the ban on religious gatherings here the other day.
The protesting activists, led by Hamid Ali Qadri blocked Ferozepur Road for traffic, demanding lifting of the ban from religious gatherings in the district. After being assured of the ban lifting by Kasur Saddr Circle DSP Mirza Arif Rasheed, the protesters dispersed.
12 PRISONERS RELEASED: The District and Sessions judge ordered release of 12 prisoners involved in minor crimes during his visit to Kasur District Jail here the other day.
According to official sources, DSJ Syed Muzaffar Ali Shah inspected security measures on the jail premises. He also inspected cleanliness arrangements and quality of food the prisoners were being served. On the occasion, the DSJ ordered the jail administration to release 12 prisoners of minor crimes from the jail.
Recreational spots in Islamabad in a shambles
Residents throng recreational spots as weather turns pleasant
People throng recreational spots as weather turns pleasant
Graveyards become attractive spots for addicts
PAKISTAN SECTARIANISM LOCAL FACILITATOR
BESIDES BORROWING, WHAT ARE YOUR HOBBIES? I LOVE TO INCREASE PRICES AND TAXES EVERY OTHER DAY.
Smoke and mirrors muse
Who's afraid of General Raheel?
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Exports and trade
Diverting Attention
Offshore properties
Intellectual terrorism
Murdering hockey


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8. You should expect PROMPT and SUBSTANTIAL feedback from any beta readers you work with. Now, how prompt that feedback should be really depends on how fast you yourself write and how long are the sections you are sending your beta readers. If you write a chapter every couple of days then you really need beta readers who can provide feedback VERY quickly - within a day. If it usually takes you a week or more to write a chapter then you might not need the feedback quite as quickly. Be clear with your beta readers on how soon you'll be needing feedback after you send them an installment or a new story - be realistic as well. It will usually take even the most avid of beta readers at least a day or two to read what you send them and prepare feedback. If the fiction involves a long story or a novel it may take several days.
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Eight years ago when I worked in the corporate world I dreaded coming to downtown Toronto and only did so when it was absolutely necessary. I saw the crowds, the traffic and the noise. Today we run a bed and breakfast in downtown Toronto and live at the heart of Toronto's waterfront. Now I enjoy discovering a city I never knew with a different pair of glasses. It helps that we have a spectacular panoramic view of downtown, the harbour and the Toronto Islands.
Part of my job of running a B & B in Toronto is to share in knowledge of the best that Toronto has to offer. We have taken on role as ambassadors of the city, a city concierge. It's a tall order but we have had fun discovering the city in the eyes of a tourist and continue to explore and learn. Some places are hidden gems others are places that you know but rarely explore to the fullest. So put on your sunglasses and lets take a walk with us and let us share with your our the best of Toronto.
The best place to start is right here in our waterfront neighbourhood. Harbourfront Centre is a great place to be in the summer and it's is only a short walk away from the Boatel. The official response is they have numerous activities including music, food and cultural celebrations as part of a series of FREE festivals which explores ideas in contemporary culture, bringing together rich, artistic traditions from around the globe. Wow that was a mouthful, but there really is so much at Harbourfront Centre to see and do. Let's look first at the Toronto Music Garden.
The Music Garden is just that a botanical garden which span 4 acres with different themes. They offer one hour guided tours on Wednesday mornings and Thursday evening or you can rent an audio tour. But the annual Summer Music in the Garden is what attracts people on Thursdays and Sunday to sit and relax on a bench, a blanket or a lawn chair to listen to classical and traditional music from around the world. You will forget that your in the city and down forget to stop and smell the flo wers.
An umbrella, a comfy chair and a beach in Toronto? Yes in 2007 Toronto opened an urban beach at HtO park. This sandpit has lots of muskoka chair with bright yellow umbrella's for shade right on the water's edge. So grab the sunscreen, a picnic lunch and enjoy people watching along the wooden boardwalk. You'll have a birds eye view of all the charter boats heading out for a cruise with a boat full of people and wish you were there but more about that later. They also just opened another urban beach this year at Sugar Beach with pink umbrellas and a water park.
Tell us what is your favorite place in Toronto?
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Q: Returning overlapping regular expressions Is there a regular expression that will capture all instances of an expression, regardless of whether or not they overlap?
E.g. in /abc/def/ghi if I want to capture all strings beginning with /. The regex (/.*) only returns the entire string, but I'd want it to match on /def/ghi and /ghi as well.

A: Sure, match an empty string and place a look-ahead after it that captures /.* in a capturing group:
Matcher m = Pattern.compile("(?=(/.*))").matcher("/abc/def/ghi");
while(m.find()) {
  System.out.println(m.group(1));
}

would print:
/abc/def/ghi
/def/ghi
/ghi

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